Prof. Dr. Ahmed KhaterProf. Dr. Ahmed KhaterVice-President, National Water Research Center Vice-President, National Water Research Center (NWRC), Egypt.(NWRC), Egypt.

Thematic Sessions - Topic 3.1: Thematic Sessions - Topic 3.1: ““Basin Management and Trans-boundary Cooperation” Basin Management and Trans-boundary Cooperation”

Session 3.1.4: Session 3.1.4: ““What are the operational tools that allow achieving What are the operational tools that allow achieving transboundary cooperation and sound basin management?”transboundary cooperation and sound basin management?”

Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 16 - 22 March 200916 - 22 March 2009

““Management of Shared Aquifer Systems” Management of Shared Aquifer Systems”

Keynote SpeakerKeynote SpeakerJASAD - NSASJASAD - NSAS

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Intervention addressing Intervention addressing

““Management of Shared Aquifer Management of Shared Aquifer Systems”Systems”

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Shared Aquifers and Transboundary CooperationShared Aquifers and Transboundary Cooperation

Joint Management Frameworks Joint Management Frameworks

The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System Regional ExperienceRegional Experience

Points of Perception and DeliberationPoints of Perception and Deliberation

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1- 1- Shared Aquifers and Shared Aquifers and Transboundary CooperationTransboundary Cooperation

Water ignores political boundaries Water ignores political boundaries

273 Major Shared Aquifers273 Major Shared AquifersConflictsConflicts

CooperationCooperation

Transboundary cooperation is imperative Transboundary cooperation is imperative for the sound management of shared for the sound management of shared aquifers.aquifers. 3/73/7

Worldwide limited experience regardingWorldwide limited experience regarding

Session 3.1.4: Keynote Speaker “Management of Shared Aquifer Systems” Session 3.1.4: Keynote Speaker “Management of Shared Aquifer Systems”

2- Joint Management Frameworks2- Joint Management Frameworks

international legal and international legal and institutional operational institutional operational

tools for shared aquiferstools for shared aquifers

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National PoliciesNational Policiesmay have to be may have to be

adjusted.adjusted.

Frameworks for the management of shared Frameworks for the management of shared aquifers should jointly integrate technical, aquifers should jointly integrate technical,

legal, institutional, socio-economic and legal, institutional, socio-economic and environmental aspects. environmental aspects.

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The four NSAS countries have already embarked on The four NSAS countries have already embarked on a process to cooperate that has been formalized a process to cooperate that has been formalized in1992 with establishing the Joint Authority for the in1992 with establishing the Joint Authority for the Study and Development of the Nubian Sandstone Study and Development of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer (JASAD/NSAS). Aquifer (JASAD/NSAS).

The NSAS transboundary cooperation mechanism, The NSAS transboundary cooperation mechanism, represented by the Joint Authority, the practice of represented by the Joint Authority, the practice of the countries sharing the aquifer system, and the the countries sharing the aquifer system, and the continuous support from regional and international continuous support from regional and international organizations provide successful example that could organizations provide successful example that could be followed in other shared aquifer systems. be followed in other shared aquifer systems.

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3- Nubian Sandstone Aquifer 3- Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System Regional ExperienceSystem Regional Experience

Session 3.1.4:Session 3.1.4:

Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 16 - 22 March 200916 - 22 March 2009

““Management of Shared Aquifer Systems” Management of Shared Aquifer Systems”

Keynote SpeakerKeynote Speaker

JASAD - NSASJASAD - NSAS

55thth World Water World Water ForumForum iiSTANBUL 2009STANBUL 2009